CAHS 40 - Work Experience - Stage 4 - Lynda Hirose
Assessment
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Assessment Description | This is a capstone work experience class for CAHS degree majors. One of the assessment tools used are employer performance evaluations which assess competency in skills, knowledge and attitudes demonstrated by the student at their internship site. The internship sites vary based on the students’ particular career path, however the evaluation items are considered key workplace competencies that are common to most arms of the hospitality industry. The performance evaluations are point based and employers sign and complete them. The criteria was 80% of students scoring in the favorable range between 4-5 (Good – Excellent) for skills, knowledge and attitude. Students wrote one reflective paper identifying their goals, role models and their observations about the work environment and expectations at their internship sites. Papers were graded A – F on a 100 point scale. Direct observations at internship site visits and in-class structured discussions provided insight into the challenges and successes students experienced. |
Learning Outcomes | All |
Number of Sections | 1 |
Number of Instructors | 1 |
Number of Students | 46 |
Data Analysis
Data Shared With | Faculty and staff within our department |
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Data Summary | Points were tabulated from 20 point-based questions addressing skills, knowledge and attitude. These numbers were averaged and the final (not midterm) evaluation was used to determine if the student achieved the learning outcomes for this assessment. The goal was that 80% of the students would score between 4 = good and 5 = excellent. I found that 87% of the students achieved an average of 80% or better on their performance evaluations and 13% achieved less than that. Some questions on the pre and post test/questionnaire did not correlate well with learning outcomes. Reflection paper: 85% of students wrote papers graded with a B or higher. Internship property evaluations: will re-evaluate this assignment for learning outcomes. Flash card responses: 75% of students adequately responded at least 76% of the time. |
Analysis Summary | Grades of 80% or higher on these assignments indicate outcome achievement. The results of the pre and post questionnaire was inconclusive at this point and I plan to refine it in the Fall 2013. For flash cards, at least 3 responses is considered good to excellent. |
Next Steps Planned | The pre/post questionnaire will be refined |
Learning Outcomes | Outcome #3: using effective job search methods. |
Changes
Details | Re-established activities and assignments that were in place prior to my sabbatical leave in Fall 2012 and were already included in my syllabus. |
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Learning Outcomes | Refer to previous answers |
Tentative Future Plans
Term | Spring 2014 |
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More Details | 1. Revision of course syllabus to more accurately reflect the course SLOs. 2. Refine the pre/post questionnaire. 3. Discuss the usefulness/not of ”Student Evaluation of Internship Property” to measure outcomes. |
SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system